Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) - Node.Digital

• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
  
• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts
  
• Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact on the environment
  
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
  
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
  
• Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices
  
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts
  
• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities
  
• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity
  
• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
  
• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
  
• Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools
  
• Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic
  
• Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based on off-network traffic
  
• Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities
  
• Assist in the construction of signatures that can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave.
  

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
  
• Active TS/SCI clearance
  
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
  
• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading-edge technologies and industry-standard cyber defense tools
  
• Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures
  
• Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)
  
• Experience implementing incident handling methodologies
  
• Experience implementing protocol analyzers
  
• Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources
  
• Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort)
  
• Experience performing packet-level analysis
  
• Experience conducting trend analysis
  

• Python programming experience
  
• Strong math and science background
  
• Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite
  

Company Overview:

Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities

Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:

• Medical
  
• Dental
  
• Vision
  
• Basic Life
  
• Long-Term Disability
  
• Health Saving Account
  
• 401K
  
• Three weeks of PTO
  
• 10 Paid Holidays
  
• Pre-Approved Online Training